Prospect Watch: Marte Breaks Slump With Three Hits and a Homer

TOP OF THE SYSTEM

A look at how the current top 20 prospects did today. Note that this list doesn’t include players currently in the majors. Rankings are from the mid-season update.

1. Gerrit Cole, RHP, Altoona (1-0, 3.60) – DNP

2. Jameson Taillon, RHP, Bradenton (4-6, 4.10) – DNP

3. Mark Appel, RHP (No Stats) – Unsigned

4. Starling Marte, CF, Indianapolis (.268) – 3-for-5, HR

5. Alen Hanson, SS, West Virginia (.323) – 2-for-3, 3B, 2 BB

6. Josh Bell, RF, West Virginia (.274) – Low-A DL

7. Luis Heredia, RHP, State College (0-0, 0.00) – DNP

8. Rudy Owens, LHP, Indianapolis (6-2, 2.38) – DNP

9. Jeff Locke, LHP, Indianapolis (5-3, 3.13) – DNP

10. Robbie Grossman, CF, Altoona (.227) – 1-for-5, BB

11. Gregory Polanco, CF, West Virginia (.293) – 1-for-2, 2B, BB, SB

12. Kyle McPherson, RHP, Altoona (1-1, 4.91) – DNP

13. Nick Kingham, RHP, West Virginia (1-4, 5.22) – DNP

14. Justin Wilson, LHP, Indianapolis (5-4, 3.46) – DNP

15. Tony Sanchez, C, Indianapolis (.209) – 1-for-4

16. Bryan Morris, RHP, Indianapolis (1-2, 2.28) – DNP

17. Mel Rojas, CF, Bradenton (.271) – DNP

18. Wyatt Mathisen, C, GCL Pirates (.556) – 1-for-3

19. Barrett Barnes, CF, State College (.238) – 0-for-5, SB

20. Alex Dickerson, 1B, Bradenton (.292) – DNP

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Game Notes: Starling Marte hit his sixth homer of the year. He’s been cold lately, going 7-for-34 in his last nine games heading in to tonight’s contest. Brandon Boggs also hit his sixth homer of the year. Rick VandenHurk now has a 2.27 ERA in 43.2 innings, with a 36:13 K/BB ratio.

Game Notes: Brock Holt was hitting for a .369/.449/.446 line in 65 at-bats in June, prior to his game tonight. Matt Curry is 5-for-13 with a double and a homer since returning from a hamstring injury. He’s hitting for a .361/.439/.583 line in 36 at-bats over his last ten games. Nathan Baker has four shutout innings and a 5:0 K/BB ratio since moving to the bullpen earlier this week. Victor Black now has a 1.45 ERA in 31 innings, with a 40:15 K/BB ratio.

Game Notes: Ryan Hafner has now walked 42 batters in 41.1 innings this year, while striking out 19. Alen Hanson hit his ninth triple of the year. He now has 40 extra base hits out of his 90 hits on the year. Gregory Polanco stole his 19th base of the year.

Game Notes: Brewer gave up a hit with one out in the first, then didn’t give up another hit until one out in the fifth inning. In his two starts this year he’s given up two runs on six hits in nine innings, with seven strikeouts and no walks. Wyatt Mathisen has a hit in all five games this year. Stetson Allie went 0-for-2 with a walk and two strikeouts.